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Belenois creona (Cramer, 1776)
Subspecies
[
Belenois
] creona creona (Cramer, 1776)
-
cneora
(Fabricius, 1793)
-
ernestius
(Laporte, 1831)
-
caeca
(Cannaviello, 1900)
-
sigirrensis
(Strand, 1909)
-
houzeaui
(Dufrane, 1947)
Adult morphology
Wingspan
27
Literature references
Species number (Larsen 2005)
69
Page number (Ackery et al. 1995)
201
Habitat
Habitat preference
[1]
SUD
:
Centered on the Sudan Savannah and the Sahel, extending south as vagrants/migrants
SUD
Distribution
Geographical distribution
[2]
AFR
:
Practically found throughout Africa in suitable habitats as indicated
AFR
Biology
Flight period:
Ecology
Host plants:
Capparidaceae
- Boscia
- Capparis
- Maerua
- Niebruhria
Cleomaceae
- Cleome
Capparidaceae
- Boscia
- Capparis
- Maerua
- Niebruhria
Cleomaceae
- Cleome
Belenois creona
Photographer: Gerard Bergsma
Records
1.
^
Larsen (2010)
2.
^
Larsen (2010)
last modified 2 August 2011